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  (spăt) pronunciation
v.

A past tense and a past participle of spit1.


spat2 (spăt) pronunciation
n., pl. spat or spats.
  1. An oyster or similar bivalve mollusk in the larval stage, especially when it settles to the bottom and begins to develop a shell.
  2. The spawn of an oyster or a similar mollusk.
intr.v., spat·ted, spat·ting, spats.

To spawn. Used of oysters and similar mollusks.

[Middle English.]


spat3 (spăt) pronunciation
n.

A cloth or leather gaiter covering the shoe upper and the ankle and fastening under the shoe with a strap. Often used in the plural.

[Short for spatterdash : SPATTER + DASH1.]


spat4 (spăt) pronunciation
n.
  1. A brief quarrel.
  2. Informal. A slap or smack.
  3. A spattering sound, as of raindrops.

v., spat·ted, spat·ting, spats.

v.intr.
  1. To engage in a brief quarrel.
  2. To strike with a light spattering sound; slap.
v.tr. Informal.

To slap.

[Origin unknown.]


 
 
Thesaurus: spat

noun

  1. A discussion, often heated, in which a difference of opinion is expressed: altercation, argument, bicker, clash, contention, controversy, debate, difficulty, disagreement, dispute, fight, polemic, quarrel, run-in, squabble, tiff, word (used in plural), wrangle. Informal hassle, rhubarb, tangle. See conflict/cooperation.
  2. A quick, sharp blow, especially with the hand: box2, buffet, bust, chop1, cuff, punch, slap, smack1, smacker, spank, swat, whack. Informal clip1. See attack/defend, strike/miss.

verb

  1. To engage in a quarrel: argue, bicker, contend, dispute, fight, quarrel, quibble, squabble, tiff, wrangle. Informal hassle, tangle. Idioms: cross swords, have it out, have words, lock horns. See conflict/cooperation.
  2. To hit with a quick, sharp blow of the hand: box2, buffet, bust, cuff, punch, slap, smack1, spank, swat, whack. Informal clip1. See attack/defend, strike/miss.

 

[Etymology: Lat: spatium, ‘space’] geometry A term applied in both the two- and the three-dimensional contexts to mean the complete rotation, i.e. the turn around the circle or about the sphere. Hence, in plane angle it is the revolution, the turn, = 2π rad; in solid angle it is the sphere, = 4π sr. It is more used in the latter context, but more needed in the former, where the magnetic effects of an electric current in a coil are so fundamentally important (for which it has been suggested it become a base unit of the SI).

astrophysics 1 Tm (109 km, 0.621 37~ × 109 mi).

 

A protective covering (usually stainless steel) at the bottom of a doorframe to prevent or minimize damage in this area.


 

Juvenile aquatic shellfish, especially oysters ready for settlement on solid surfaces—‘spat fall’.

 
Wikipedia: spat (disambiguation)

Spat may refer to:

  • Spitting, in the past tense
  • Spat (unit), an astronomical unit of distance
  • Spats, a type of shoe accessory
  • spat, a brief argument, quarrel, or small fight
  • spat, a baby oyster or larvae

 
Translations: Translations for: Spat

Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - gamache

2.
n. - kontrovers, kurre på tråden
v. intr. - skændes, nappes
v. intr. - daske, smække, stænke

3.
n. - østerslarve, østersyngel
v. intr. - yngle

Nederlands (Dutch)
spuugde, spetterde, onenigheid, gekletter, oesterzaad, schoenovertrek, kuit schieten

Français (French)
1.
n. - demi-guêtre

2.
n. - prise de bec
v. intr. - avoir une prise de bec
v. tr. - donner une claque/une tape à

3.
n. - (Zool) naissain
v. intr. - frayer (des huîtres, des mollusques)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Gamasche, (ugs.) Krach

2.
n. - (ugs.) Krach
v. - spuckte

3.
n. - Muschellaich
v. - ablegen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - γόνος οστρακόδερμου, (ΗΠΑ) μικροποσότητα, χτυπηματάκι, καβγαδάκι, λογομαχία, (ενδυμ.) γκέτα
v. - καβγαδίζω, έφτυσε

Italiano (Italian)
sputato, schiocco, schioccare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ostrinha (f), polainas (f pl), disputa (f)
v. - desovar, brigar

Русский (Russian)
устричная икра, молодь устриц, размолвка, удар, чмоканье, ссориться, шлепать, ударяться

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - botines

2.
n. - golpecito, palmada, sopapo
v. intr. - disputar, reñir
v. tr. - dar una palmada, un golpecito

3.
n. - cría de ostras, almejas
v. intr. - soltar sus huevos (ostras, almejas)

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ägg, yngel, smågräl, dask, stänk
v. - spottade, smågräla, stänka, daska till

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
1. 蚝卵, 蚝仔, 产卵

2. 鞋罩, 轮罩

3. 口角, 争吵, 一巴掌打去

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 蠔卵, 蠔仔
v. intr. - 產卵

2.
n. - 鞋罩, 輪罩

3.
n. - 口角
v. intr. - 爭吵
v. tr. - 一巴掌打去

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 스패츠 (발등과 발목을 덮는 짧은 각반)

2.
n. - 가볍게 손바닥으로 때리기, 승강이, 근소한 양
v. intr. - 후두두 떨어지다, 승강이하다
v. intr. - 손바닥으로 가볍게 때리다

3.
n. - 조개알, (특히) 굴의 알, 새끼굴
v. intr. - (굴이) 알을 슬다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - スパッツ, ちょっとしたけんか, パラパラいう音, 貝の卵, 稚貝

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) بيض ألمحار وغيره من ألحيوانات ألمائيه ألصدفيه, صغار ألمحار, مشاحنه (فعل) ألفعل ألماضي من spit‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מחפה, כיסוי-רגל, בית-קרסול‬
n. - ‮מריבה קלה‬
v. intr. - ‮רבו מריבה לא קשה‬
v. intr. - ‮נתן סטירה, סטר קלות‬
n. - ‮ביצי-צדפות, ביצי-חלזונות‬
v. intr. - ‮השריצו, הטילו ביצים (צדפות, רכיכות)‬


 
 

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